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TTTE ST7XDAT OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JULY 26, 1914. PORTLAND YOUTH DOING HAIR-RAISING STUNTS FROM THE 40-FOOT PEDESTAL AT WINDEMUTH PITCHED STARTS EACH GAME ANEW The Store of 100 Per Cent Service HALF-MIX DTK stork TALK. Putting cuffs on a pair of trousers In exactly two minutes Is the record made by our tailor shop last Wednesday afternoon. The customer was on his way horn, when he remembered that no must get a pair of outing trousers. After making his selection here, he asked If he could have them fin ished immediately; which we did in the time stated. He remarked: "This is certainly 100 per cent service. I see why you call this 'The Store of '0o Per Cent Serv ice.' " Come here any day, at any time of- day, and we'll show you what 100 per cent service is. Most Twirlers Right When They Think They're Wrong, Says Mathewson. PLANK TRADITION KNOWN AVIien Connie Mack. Ask JIou KU die's Ann Is He Sends Word Tliat II Is Pretty Bud' Christy Tells How Weather Hits Him. BY CHRISTY MATHEWSON, The Giants' Star Pitcher. . NEW YORK, July 25. (Special-) The Western trip of the Uiahts developed some of the toughest games I ever pitched since breaking Into the big leagues. Of course 1 have had harder battles here and there, such as that last one of the world's series in Boston in 1912 and the ten-inning one in Philadelphia against the Athletics last Fall. But for steady going the contests on tills trip have all seemed tough. Uvery game, that a pitcher starts is different. One day he will go out and pitch through nine Innings and feel as If he had not done any work at all, be cause everything breaks right for him and he is never in the hole and he can gave himself. The next time he may be in the hole all the way and pitching under a big strain. It seems as If he were never going to get through with the contest. This Is the sort of game that takes It out of a pitcher. Strangely enough, most pitchers turn in their best games when they think they don't feel Just right before they begin to warm up. I have found this to be true of myself. Before the last game of the world's series in Boston in 1912 I did not believe I could lift my arm above my head before I started to work it out warming up. When Plank began to warm up before the final game of the world's series last Fall "Connie" Mack sent a messenger from the bench to inquire how "Eddie's" arm felt. Plank Tradition Out. "Pretty bad," Plank sent word back. "Then it's all right. We'll win,'' chortled Ira Thomas. "Any time that old boy says his whip feels stiff before a game, look out. I worry when he says his soup bone never felt better." This Is a tradition about Plank among the Athletics. Two years ago the Giants opened the season at the Polo Grounds with Bos ton, and "Hub" Perdue went out to warm up for Btalllngs. "How is the arm this year?" I asked Perdue. "Very bad," he replied. "Very bad. 1 told George before I started to warm up that I didn't think 1 could go two Innings." The Giants lost the game and col lected four or Ave hits off Perdue that day. Our batting was very scarce. "Let's have a. look at you some day when your arm feels right," said Mc Graw to Perdue after the contest. St. JLouls Game Hard One. One of the hardest games I ever pitched in my life was the last one of the recent series In St. I.ouls, which the Giants finally won b,y a large score af ter knocking three Cardinal pitchers out of the box. This probably sounds funny, because I read in several newspapers that I was loafing through the contest on accoount of the lead we had and could have tightened up any time. Take my word for it that I was not doing much loafing The Cardinals hit me almost as hard as we batted the three pitch ers they brought out. My first game in St. Louis was a hard one. too, for the heat got to me. Any time I start against St. Louis 1 know it is not going to be any loaf. The hard batting behind me saved me on the last day of the series to which 1 refer. There are no "spots" in the batting order for me in St. Louis. They always make mine a hard game out there. On this particular afternoon I was foolish enough to look at the thermome ter before I started to warm up and saw that It read 105 In the shade and 1 knew I could not stay in the shade and pitch that game of baseball. It Is hard work to sit around in that tem perature without being dressed for a Turkish bath and pitching a game of baseball does not resemble sitting around. Matty Knocks Weather. "What are you looking at the ther mometer for. Matty?" McGraw asked. "Well, 1 want to tell you 'Mac.' it Is not my weather," I answered. I had pitched the opening game of the series, and my arm does not re vive as quickly as It did ten years ago. They started hitting me, but fortunate ly the Giant batters could clout the three Cardinal pitchers in more timely spots than 1 got mine. It seemed to me as if that game was never going to end, and I want very much to go on record as saying that it was one of the hardest I ever went through. I'll vouch for the fact that it lasted three days instead of two hours and a half, as the official scorer said. Then in Chicago, the six innings I worked were hard, but not so stiff as in that St. Louis game. It is true that 1 loafed on my lead in the contest with the Cubs, as I had a nice margin when 1 went to work. This is the only sen sible thing for a pitcher to do if he expects tu last in the big leagues. Most managers will work a pitcher to death if he is going good for a season or two and they get the chance. It was too much steady twirling that finally put "Brownie" out of baseball. Matty Meets 3-Flngered Brown. I saw "Three-Fingered" Brown when the Giants were In St. Louis. He came around to the Buckingham Hotel one night, and he began to talk about old times. "I worked my heart out for the Cubs during those years under Chance," Brown told me. "I would do anything for Chance, but Murphy is the man who hung it on me. For a couple of years on the days when I was not pitching I was warming up. Murphy told me that I need never worry, as lie would take care of me for life. But three months after hurting my knee 1 had been released to the minors just before I had a chance to cut into the mmey of a city series. A pitcher is a sucker to work himself to death." McGraw does not do that with his pitchers. He considers the individual, and he never tried to force more work on me than I wanted to do. In 1908 1 appeared In a lot of games, but it was because "Mac" was shy on pitch ers in the battle with the Cubs for the championship, and I was in pretty good shape. He did not shove me in once without asking if I felt like work ing. It took me a couple of seasons to recover from the strain of that fight, and McGraw told me at that time that he would never pitch me out of my regular turn without putting it up to mc. 1 have felt better this year than I have for several seasons, and my arm has been fit to go to work oftener than it has been since 1908. mi - ' ' DIVERS TO CONTEST rvtimiiu EApci is win ciiici i Copyright 1914 Kuppeahaoa A Very Important Event Is This Carrol 1914 KurW Twice-a-Year Clearance Of All Men's and Boys' Summer Suits. Shoes, Hats and Furnishings Entire stocks of Kuppenhoimer and 'aiiibridge Fancy Summer Suits are now going at 20 to 40'; below regular. It's our tic-a-year clean-up and your best opportunity to save money. Men's $20.00 Fancy m a Men's $2.".0) Fancy Aq Suits, in all styles, I ZL Suits, in every model, Jfo f now go at now go at Men's $15 Fancy Suits, now go at only $11.00 Men's $30 Fancy Suits, now go at only $22.00 Men's Full Dress and Tuxedo Suits at : 20rc Off Men's $3.50 Bathing Suits $2.85 Men's : and 3.5G Straw Hats SI. 45 Men's $2.00 Summer Shirts. . .$1.35 M.-ns $5-$6 Outing Trousers. .$3.85 For other reductions see the window displays YACHTS GAIN OWN Sailing Before Wind Again Popular on River. CLUB HAS REGATTA PLANS Motorboat Fnd Said to Be on Wane, While Other Craft Are Once More Coming Into Popular Favor for Sports. Sailors of the Willamette River are sure that the same of yachting again is on the ascendancy. They point to the last Astoria regatta and the com ment which was heard following it as ample reason for revived interest in one of the most ancient, yet still pop ular, sports. "From what I have heard I am sure that the committee of the Astoria re gatta will see next year that the yacht ing purses are large enough to bring entries from all over the Northwest to the Northwest's annual water meet," says A. W. Stanchfield, port captain of the Oregon Yacht Club and skipper of the Fore 'n' Aft. "The bay at Astoria is ideal for sail racing and, while the sea at times is too high for speeding with the Willam ette types of boats, the sport is there and there never is u time when the meet cannot be staged. "If for no other reason, the yachts men will be in their own again Just because they can turn out and keep things going when the motorboats have to stay in shore. "For a while the public and all those connected with the regattas really could see only the speeding motor boats, but since the rage has lost much of its novelty the sailing game Is com ing into its own again. "It is a certainty that the Oregon Yacht Club will have at least two more ships in the Astoria fleet than it did this year. "Six made the trip this" year, the largest number ever at the mouth to represent the Portland club. This added recognition for yachting will not come at the expense of the motorbft'ats, but will be an. added feature for the big water carnival. It will simply go to make variety." This cruise to Astoria is usually the one big one of the year for the sailors. Three of the boats which made the last Journey took a leisurely Jaunt up the Columbia on the return, the last arriving in Portland but a week ago. To those who own the., sail craft it is surprising that more of the big trim sailers are not to be seen on such ideal waters. Captain Stanchfield says It would take a London, a Stevenson or a Rus sell to fittingly describe the sail down the Columbia. Be that as it may, it is a tour of many thrills. A feature which has Just come to light is the mutiny aboard the Swal low, when Potter and Racer claimed to be getting weak from lack of hot biscuit. "Chef" Troy finally appeased the mutineers with three packages of flour and two cans of syrup, and that ac counts for the report of the Swallow coming In with a disabled crew. The Swallow, Kenosha and Sparrow also made a trip up the Columbia the last two days of abelr Journey and found wind and cruising conditions ideal. ' The Fore 'N Aft has been hauled on the ways and is now undergoing minor repairs which will make her a strong bidder in the Labor day regatta. Her decks have needed replacing and this and other work will be done in time to give her a tryout in two weeks. a The Kenosha. Captain Nicholas, also is going on the ways to repair a leak which troubled her down the Colum bia. She had to put in at St. Helens for temporary repairs which kept her from getting into Astoria until the races were over. Kx-Commodore Yates returned from Seattle at the end of the week, where he talked to the boatmen In behalf of the Panama-Pacific Exposition water meet, of which he is the commissioner for Oregon. While no keel has been laid, there still is a possibility that some Portland men may get together and build boats for the 10-meter class. Such a size boat still would be serv iceable for use on the Willamette and Columbia, . and, of late, several of the local men have discussed the feasibility of having such a craft represent the Oregon Yacht Club In the races for the cup presented by Sir Thomas Lipton. CALIFORXIAXS TAKE HONORS H. Breck Men's Singles Champion, H&berts-.JoIins Doubles Winners. VANCOUVER. B. C. July 25. The majority of the events In the Vancouver Lawn Tennis Club's championship tournament, which was concluded to day, were carried off by visiting play er?. II. Breck, of California, won the men's singles; the women's .'ingles was won by Miss Lawson, of Victoria; It. Hooerts and H. V. D. Johns, of Call-, fornia, captured the men's doubles; Miss Lawson and Miss McDermott, of Vic toria, were winners in the women's doubles, while only in the mixed doubles was Vancouver successful, B. Rhodes and Miss McDermott winning. The tournament was the most suc cessful ever held In this city. Try Santlseotic motion after shaving. Adv. Portland Experts Will Enter Panama-Pacific Events. CODY SEES CLEAN SWEEP Ted Preble Sure to Be One of En trants at Carnival and Feats Show He Has No Superior In High Diving. When Portland's athletes go South next year to the Panama-Pacific ath letic carnival, swimmers will make up no small part, of the procession. And of the swimmers, Portland will be well represented in divers. Professor Jack Cody of the Multno mah Club expects almost a clean sweep in this particular field. Cody for a long time claimed the world's title for fancy and straight diving. He Is a wonderful diver and is able to get results from his pupils. One of these, is Ted Preble, who is sure to be one' of the entrants in the Panama-Pacific water meet. Preble's particular style of diving Is the leap from high towers and In that field he has no superior, not even Clair Tait, Multnomah Club's fancy diving champion. Preble holds soveral records for high diving around the Northwest. At Marshfleld, where he gave an exhibition July 4. he made a "swan dive" from a place 42 feet above the water. He has dived or jumped from every bridge between Eugene and Portland. He completed a canoe trip down from the Upper Willamette city only a week ago. Diving is the one sport above all which demands absolute control of the body at all times. Preble has mastered it to such a degree that he actually can reverse his motion while in the air. en Successor to Steinbach & Co. GUS KUHN, Pres. S. t H. Stamps Klvra Morrison At Fourth r PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE AVERAGES Club Battl nt Records. Club Portland Los Angeles Oakland Sacramento . V en ice ........a. ...... San Francisco Club Fielding Records. a. .. 97 . .109 . .106 . .107 . .109 , ..111 Ab. 3190 3545 3651 3582 3509 8627 Club Venice San Francisco. Oakland Portland Los Angeles . . . sacramento Player, club Hogan, Venice Dillon, L. A Chech, I. A Howard, S. F Klawltter, Oak.-Sac. Ryan, L. A trlaher rnrtland ... Cardner, Oakland . Ellis. I. A Dome, Portland Lynn, Sacramento . Ryan, Portland . . . Elliott. Venice Ness. Oakland Derrick. Portland.. A ostein, l. a. Last Wk. 964 .962 .963 .958 .96U .954 1 .500 .500 22 .367 .808 58 .374 .318 21 .339 .344 20 .333 .352 07 328 .312 64 .325 .313 IK i.lu IS 17 .296 .3t5 . . 92 303 43 90 .295 .292 ..111 40 54 120 .24 .300 72 180 9 33 .291 .29.: . .108 422 94 122 .289 .298 . . 97 303 30 103 .280 .273 98 .179 41 109 .288 .280 . .101 849 42 100 .287 .274 . . SO 241 22 TO .sail PANAMA-PACIFIC ATHLETIC PROGRAMME. February 22 A. A. U. basketball championships. March 26 and 27 A. A. U. gymnastic championships. March 29 Pacific Association wrestling championships. April 0 and 10 Pacific Coast Interscholastlc track and field championships. April 16 and 17 A. A. U. wrestling championships. April 22 to 24 Pacific Association boxing championships. April 26 to 30 Panama-Pacific international exposition fencing champion ships. May 1 and 3 San Francisco Public Schools Athletic Lesgue. May 3 to 8 Panama-Pacific International Exposition boxing championships. May 7 and 8 Pacific Coast college track and field championships. May 11 and 12 San Francisco parochial school days. June 14 to' 18 Pacific Coast tennis championships. July 2 and 3 Pacific-Association swimming championships. July 13 to 28 National Public Schools Athletic League and interscholastlc championships. July 19 to 24 A. A. U. swimming championships. July 19 to 24 A. A. U. water polo (soccer) championships. July 30 and 31 Far Western championships: Boxing, wrestling, track and field. August 2 to 4 Panama-Pacific International Exposition cycling champion ships. August 0 All-around championships of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States. Open to the world's amateurs. . International dumb-bell and welght-Uf ting ' contests first day. August 6 Junior track and field championships of the Amateur Athletic Union. International dumb-bell and weight-lifting second day. August 7 Senior track and Afield championships of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States. Open to the world's amateurs. August 9 and 10 National relay racing. August 12 Ten-mile run. seven-mile walk. International tug-of-war. (Olym plo rules.) August 13 and 14 Panama-Pacific International Exposition Intercollegiate championships. August 17 and IS Decathlon (ten events.) August 24 to 2S Modern Pentathlon for the Olympic medal of the Interna tional Olympic committee. September 6 Pentathlon (five Cents). September 0 Pacific Association track and field championships. September 13 to IS U. S. football Association soccer championships. September 25 Marathon race. During September International tennis championships. October 4 to 9 Panama-Pacific International Exposition Lacrosse cham pionships. October 11 to 16 Pacific Coast soccer football championships. October 18 to 24 State of California championships: Boxing, basketball, wrestling, swimming, track and field. . 50 131 10 60 173 111 . 57 173 24 3t 194 19 . .82 288 38 79 . 98 3.19 41 loO 7r, 2.15 43 74 .104 830 37 . 79 284 35 10 11 43 .285 .278 ' .28" 288 49 MS 278 3.. .282 .289 .279 .279 .279 .272 ,279 202 .276 28il 275 .267 273 .333 91 78 88 327 32 80 .272 .273 IS 08 337 64 81 317 30 54 150 12 13 .270 it. ,.: 83 . 268 . 268 40 .266 .248 a. PO. A. K. P.C. .109 2927 1450 151 .965 .111 3002 1610 177 .963 . H O 29!. 1542 109 .1"'.2 . 07 2374 1253 ISO ,SM .109 2008 1508 192 .958 .107 2879 1429 205 .954 Individual Hutting Records. Q. Ab. R. H. P.C. wk. 4 6 0 3 .500 .090 2 2 0 24 6n 5 69 167 17 27 62 8 25 60 10 . 80 201 29 At iu. l? .11.3 364 51 117 .321 .314 . 87 314 34 190 .818 .813 27 41 4 II .317 325 85 805 36 06 .318 .326 72 216 21 68 .316 .322 . 95 :i57 54 111 .311 .296 . 86 327 54 101 .300 .803 101 373 B4 il5 .307 .319 t-. o ,,. an vjti -rt Ti; .'ilttt .,102 Hayless. Venice 109 400 55 123 .30;. .300 Korea, i'ortlana .... in --' '- - tiedeon, Los Angeles S 83 3 lo .303 .420 Maggert L A 107 401 88 121 .302 .811 Trrlnant Sac 107 420 88 126 .300 .307 Fitzgerald. S. F 89 290 43 87 .300 .31.1 Qulnlan. Oakland ... 94 380 46 113 .207 .80. .inn ( iaKta.no . 1V1 tut J" - Murphy. Oakland . Lober. Portland Schaller. 8. F Meloun. Venice . . . Wolter. L. A. . Itodgers. Portland Zacher. Oakland .. Litschl. Venice . . . Hannah. Sac Schmidt. S. F Kavlor, Oakland .. Alexander, oak. . . Orr. Sacramento Johnson, L. A coy, Sac-Oak Bancroft. Port. . . . Mornn. Sac Halllnan. Sac Wolvcrton, Sac. Corhan. S, F Gregory, Sac Young. Sac Page. I A Mitse. Oak Leard. Venice Downs. S. F. ..... - Bliss. Venice Boles. L. A Meek. L. A Arbogast. Oak. . . . Carllal?. Venice .. . Tobln. S. F Brooks, L. A. Prulett, Oakland . Colllgan, S. F.-Sac McArdle. Venice . . Van Buren, Sac. . . Kane. Venice Brashear, L. A. -P. Borton, Venice . . . Metxgur. L. A. . .'. O'Leary. S. F Pemoll. S. F Hetllng. Oak. Clarke. 8. F Mundorff. S. F. . . . Charles. S. F West. Portland . . . Arellanes, Sac. . . Ouest. Oak Krausj, Portland KlllHay. Oakland . Harper. L. A Brenegan. Port .. . Cook, sac-Oak. . . Christian, Oak. . . . Stewart, Sac Evans. Port n-t.nr.nl POT'.. Following players have hit sate - at least once rut are batting below the .200 mark. S, Portland. .As: Rleger, Portland. 194- Hosp, Venice. .192; Moore, Los An geles 191; Hlgglnbotham. Portland .189; Menges Oakland. .186; McDonnell. Venice. 184 ; Kohrer. Sacramento. .177; erW?,k." land 176- Abies, Oakland, .1.6; White, Venice 176; Stroud. Sacramento, .173; Cart, wright San Francisco, .IBS; Kljpfer, Venice. 161- Lcifield. San Francisco, 157; Hughes ia Angeles. .135; Tants, Portland. .150: Sfreme?. Sacramento, .148; Hern, Sacra mento 147; Henley. Venice, .143; Hark UlV. Venice .143; Ehmke. Los Angeles. 140 HUt Venice, .138; Malarkey. Sacra mtn'to -Oakland 136; Prough. Oakland. "i? Perrlt Los Angeles. . 1? 1 : f.nn ing. 'tan Francisco, .118; Decannler. Venice, .118; 5 n s.J Francisco. .105; Musaer. Los An ifeler'.lO : ta" drldge. San Francisco. .100; I m, I os Angeles. .077: Williams. Sacra mento. 174? Fleharty Venice, .056; Bar ham. San Francisco. .C3. Pitching ltecords. (Including games of July 19.) Pitcher. Club. W. L Barham. San Francisco 3 0 Smith, Venice i R. H. 2B. 8H. HR. SH. SB. 405 888 146 48 26 117 161 467 964 130 47 10 182 192 396 977 123 34 13 143 153 398 924 187 34 8 149 116 408 887 122 47 26 162 122 378 800 121 31 23 1(9 142 I i, :. ' ':.' . rim Martlnonl. Portland Hyan. Lo- Angeles Rleger. Portland Stewart. Sacramento Hlgglnbotr.am, Portland Hughes, I.o Angeles Klepfer, Venice Ehmke, Los Ang.'les Wlllluma, Sacramento. . . . l'ernoll, Han Francisco. . . . Stroud, Sacramento White. Venice l.iirl-M. Sun Francisco... Perrltt. l.oa Angeles Hitt. Venice Krause. Portland Prulett. Oakland Qeyer, Oakland Bum. San Francisco Henley. Venice Christian. Oakland Abies. Oakland Love. I .os AnkeK'S Pape. Portland Chech, Loa Angeles Weat. Portland Klawltter. Oakland-Sacramento. 11 Oregorv. Sacramento Standrldge. Sun Francisco T Fanning. San Francisco P.C. .277 .272 .267 .261 ! ".104 3SO 62 103 .263 .264 ..109 408 47 107 .--2 .238 50 154 8 40 . 239 24 . 62 172 12 .40 78 2 . 21 43 H .103 390 62 . 81 202 43 . 30 158 15 . 22 S2 I .17 82 8 . 95 307 26 . 77 242 25 . 77 247 33 . 41 66 6 . 80 282 32 . 82 280 33 .106 391 37 .28 72 3 . 95 344 37 . 55 133 10 . 77 235 27 . 80 267 17 .21 52 3 . 23 48 4 . 74 237 IS . 26 71 4 .19 40 2 . 84 58 7 . 14 23 1 . 92 331 29 . 22 29 4 .13 25 2 . 11 20 0 . 13 25 1 J 1 J.-.O .264 20 .250 .253 11 .255 .262 99 .254 .261 74 .253 .260 40 .253 .237 15 .250 .245 13 .25" .203 70 .248 .243 60 .248 .249 60 .243 .237 16 .242 .224 08 . 241 .242 07 .230 .233 93 .238 .245 17 .236 .262 81 .235 .232 30 .233 .240 55 .234 .234 62 . 232 .242 12 .239 .224 1 1 .229 .219 84 .228 .227 10 .226 .208 9 .225 .243 13 .224 .232 3 .217 .217 71 .215 .220 6 . 207 . 207 S .200 .208 4 .200 .238 5 .200 .20i) P. C. 1000 1000 . 8 . 3 12 . 9 . 4 .13 . 12 .12 . 9 . 6 .14 .11 .10 .11 . U .12 . 10 . 9 ! 6 . 6 . a . 3 . 1 . 1 .11 . 9 4 Last wk. .276 .272 .264 .204 .251 .248 . 833 . 813 .730 .7 5" .667 .023 .oo .60.) .6181 .6(8) .38) .579 .338 .550 .529 . 822 . .-". .5tH .500 . ;..'t. .5HI .Son . 500 . .500 .478 . 174 .444 .440 .429 .412 .409 Fleharty. Venice 5 g .885 Malurkey, Hacrametun-Oakland . 0 11 .833 I'rough. Oakland 7 l:i .:t5i. Evans. Portland :t 6 .333 Harkncas. Vsnlce . 1 J .:.; Arellaiea. Sacramento .". II .318 Klllllay, Oakland 4 t JtH Krenier, Sacramento 2 0 .259 KrleaaM pltrhura 2o 32 Total game. 318. Leading rttnmiikers Maggert, Los An gel.vi, 08; Wolter. Los Angeles, lit. Young. Sacramento, ti4; Leant, Ventre. 02; Carlisle. Venice. 02: Page, l.oa Al.gelea. .VI: Middle ton, Oakland. 55; Bayleas, Venlea, 33; Dar rtek, Portland. 54; Abstain, la Angeles, 54. Schaller. san Franclsc.i. 51, Nen Oakland. 14 Ellis. LM Angeles. 51. Leading Has. Stealers- Itodgers. Portland. 48; Maggert, l.oa Angeles, 3u Young. Ha. -ranieiito, 3tt; Schaller. San Francisco, 29. Wolter, l.oa Angelea. 29; Quintan. Oakland. 27. l.e.ii-1. ITtasMat, 20; Zacher. Oakland. 24. Morati. Sacramento, 24. Derrick, Portland. 23- Leadtng Ifnme-Kun II It ters Bay leas, Ven ice. 7: Lober. Portland. 7; S. haller, Han Frsnctaco. 0; Tobln, Han Francisco, 5; Kills. Los Angeles, 4; Kores. Portland. I; sleloau. Venice. 4; Wolter. l.oa Angeles. 4. Lending Three-Base Hitters - Baylees. Venice, 14; Ellis. I..... Anseles. 0; loan. Portland. 0: Wolter. Lest Angeles. 9: Fits gerald San Francleco, 7; Hchaller. Ben Francisco, 7, Bancroft, Portland, 7; Cook. Sacramento-Oakland, 7. leading Two-Base II liters Ness, Oakland, 23; Abateln. Los Angeles. 21. Tennant, Sacramento. 21; Downs. Ssn Francisco, 31; Kores, Portland. 20, l-.tiei. Portland. 20; Schaller, Han Frsnclsro. 2o; Lltsebl, Venice. 19; Moral., Sacramento. 19. Leading Sacrifice Hitters Page, Las An geles., 39, O'Leary, Ran Francisco. ;:2; Moran. Hacramsnto, 23; leard. Venire. 22. Kills. I.". Angeles. 19; M.-Ardle. Venice, 10: Der rick. Portland. 18; Abateln. Los Angeles, 17. Rodgers, Portland. 10: Lltsrhl, Id. NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE AVERAGES Keuther. Vancouver Frisk, Spokane ....... Wllholt, Victoria Holke. Sp-Jkane Boeckel, Tacoma Brlnker, Vancouver llogan, Spokane Swain, Seattle McMullen. Tacoma ... Drlscoll, Victoria Haworth, Ballard .... Hunt, Vancouver Neighbors, Tacoma . . . Stephena. Tacoma Huhn. - ni.i Altman, Spokane Wagner, Spokane Arlett. Spokane McCarl. Vancouver . . . Melchlor. Ballard J. Butler, Tacoma .... Brot tern. Tacoma .... Qlpe, Seattle Callahan. Ballard Calvo. Victoria Shaw. Vancouver Klllllay. Seattle Stanley. Spokane Wotell, Vancouver Cheek. Vancouver W. Butler. Spokana ... Powell, Vancouver . . . Bender, Tacoma (lulgnl, Ballard ('adman, Seattle Hanson, Ballard Lewis. Ballard Duddy, Seattle McKune. Ballard Hall, Vancouver Narveaon, Victoria James, Seattle Delmas, Victoria wuffll. Spokane Mllllgan. Ballard Williams. Ballard salveson, Ballard Lynch. Spokane Hlester. Vancouver . . . Fuller-ton, Seattle .... Bennett, Vancouver . . Ortndell Vancouver . . Kelly, Victoria Hughes, Spokane Murray, Ballard Scharney. Vancouver Coltiin, Ballard Shea. Spokane Fries. Tacoma . . . . . . Nye, Victoria Lamb. Victoria Pope. Victoria perrlns, Seattle Kavmond. Seattle .... Coveleakle. Spokans . . Leonard, Lauaro. AB. It H. Ave. ..541 T XI .375 ..363 48 120 .331 ..382 60 113 .826 ..376 48 tfi .320 ..189 18 44 .317 .875 46 113 .301 . .236 26 71 .301 . .340 44 102 .318) ..361 38 106 .294 .1.12 13 80 .294 ..1U3 7 3.1 .201 .. 69 9 21. .291 ..341 34 99 .290 . . 43 6 13 .280 '..278 27 78 .281 . . 82 9 23 .280 . .385 60 9.1 .278 ..18 1 3 .278 ..389 84 107 .273 . .357 41 8 .275 . ,,305 41 83 . 272 ..199 18 54 .271 . . 85 3 23 .271 ..189 25 61 .270 ..177 33 47 .2.16 . ..339 34 90 .206 ..344 33 91 .263 . . 68 3 18 .265 ..255 38 60 .259 .228 25 59 .239 ...391 67 100 .2.16 ..802 40 77 .253 ..lll 15 28 .253 ..351 28 89 .254 ..320 48 SI .253 ..24 3 6 .250 . .324 57 80 .247 . .. 97 12 24 .247 ..336 30 88 .247 ..61 6 13 .246 . . 81 7 13 .246 ..351 4H 80 .245 ..253 25 62 . 245 ..352 30 85 .241 .344 50 94 .244 ..259 2t. .;:: .243 .. 29 3 7 .241 ...187 10 33 .241 ..330 3D 79 .240 ..175 18 42 .240 ..356 55 84 .238 ..127 7 30 .230 . .243 24 57 .233 .. 43 4 10 .233 ..241 18 53 .228 ..201 84 86 .223 ..365 23 81 .222 . .250 22 53 .20 ..304 33 66 .217 ..38 4 48 7 2 . 216 . .307 49 60 .215 .83 2 7 .212 . .227 24 47 .207 ..353 41 73 .207 . . 09 4 14 .203 .. 59 4 12 .203 X HOXOR8 .() Carpenter and Adams Win Doubles Tennis Title 2-6, B-2, 8-3, -4. MEDFORD. Or.. July 23. (Special.) By defeating; L. Carpentei and Adams this afternoon. 2-6. 6-2, 6-3, 8-4. Conner and Clark won the doubleg tennis championship of Southern Oregon In Hie flrt official tournament ever held under the National Un Tennis Asso ciation. Although the match was a hard one and every game was closely contested. Conner and Clark always had plenty of reserve and after the first set there was little doubt of the final result. Patterson iin.l Kenly yesterday forced the champions harder in the semi-finals match, which was only won after five sets had been played. By defeating H. W. Illnghnm on Fri day Adams, who was lnterscholaatl.' tennis champion of Chicago a few years ago, won his way to the flnal and will meet Houdnot Conner, the former Yale .rack. In the Blncfe finals tomorrow. This promises to be the best match of the tournament, aa both players have come through the week's play without difficulty and both plav a brilliant smashing game. The odd are slightly in ravor of Conner, owlntf to his having played the entire sea son while Adams has been too busy on his ranch to practice before the tournament started. LIGHTERS CAUSE TROUBLE Frt-ncli Aroused Over lleereaMs In Vtr of Government Maleli. TARIS. July 15. (Special.) De votees to My Lady Nicotine who prefet automatic lighters to the matches aup plied by the government learned with mixed feelings that tney are about to he the objects of special attention from the French excise authorities, who are concerned at the Increasing number of lighters which have not paid the duty Imposed. Steps are being taken and a number of detecetlves are engaged in track ing owners of these lighters. Recently some hundreds of smokers were accosted by apparently harmless individuals who requested them to visit the police station, and the sequel to the visit Invariably proved to be the Issue of a summons. Smokers were Interested to discover that the authorities were especially active at the entrances to the Metro politan Railway stations. A Sj mpalhetle Court. (Birmingham Age-Herald.) "A Westerner who narrowly escaped being run down by an automobile pulled out his pistol and shot the rear tiro full of boles." "1 presume he was fined heavily In police court?" "No. Another speed fiend cam with in two Inches of getting the Judge the same day."